Cardioverter
Health Encyclopedia: Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator
ICD; Defibrillation
References
US Food and Drug Administration. FDA Issues Nationwide Notification of Recall of Certain Guidant Implantable Defibrillators and Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Defibrillators. Rockville, MD: National Press Office; June 17, 2005. Paper P05-29.
Al-Khatib SM, Anstrom KJ, Eisenstein EL, et al. Clinical and economic implications of the Multicenter Automatic Defibrillator Implantation Trial-II. Ann Intern Med. 2005 Apr 19;1...
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Expert & Community Posts
Should You Have an Automatic External Defibrillator in Your Home?
By Dr. Larry Weinrauch , Health Expert...substantial benefit by having an automatic external defibrillator (AED) in their home. What does... Read more »
CPR and Automatic External Defibrillators: Everyday Lifesavers
By Deanne Stein , Health ExpertI was working on a blog a couple of weeks ago about CPR. I was just about done with it and when it... Read more »
Dr. Eisner Answers Your GERD Questions
By Todd Eisner , Health Expert...grafts and other nonvalvular cardiac devices such as defibrillators and pacemakers. These... Read more »
Should You Trust Your Doctor?
By Dr. William Davis , Health Expert...technology: the newest robotic surgery, a better defibrillator, a new statin drug, the next best... Read more »
CT Scanning Could Cause Malfunction of Electronic Medical Devices
By Karen Lee Richards , Health Expert...electronic medical devices, including pacemakers, defibrillators, neurostimulators, and... Read more »
Health Guide
Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator
ICD; Defibrillation Information An implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) is a device designed to quickly detect a life-threatening, rapid heartbeat... Read more »Heart Pacemakers and ICD's Patient Guide
...rate slow beyond a certain rate, the pacer will fire and raise the heart rate. What is an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD)? Somewhat more complex than pacemakers, ICDs are devices... Read more »Cardioversion
...prevent the arrhythmia from coming back. Internal cardioversion uses a device called an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD). ICDs have two parts: a pulse generator and electrodes... Read more »Ventricular fibrillation
...including a heart transplant. A cardiologist will look for potential causes of the VF. An implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) may be recommended for those who survive a VF attack and... Read more »Ventricular tachycardia
...many chronic (long-term) ventricular tachycardias consists of implanting a device called implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD). The ICD is implanted usually in the chest, like a pacemaker,... Read more »Related News
Headphones and Pacemakers
November 10, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- People may want to use extra caution when listening to music with mp3 headphones if they have implantable cardioverter devices... Read summary »
Defibrillator Therapy has Good Results
September 11, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A device that shocks the heart back into a normal rhythm appears to work without significantly altering a person's quality of... Read summary »
Implantable Defibrillators Benefit Older Patients
January 13, 2009(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) have been shown to benefit younger heart patients and now the same positive... Read summary »
High-Tech Heart Help
May 11, 2007WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- The same technology that allows people to wirelessly surf the internet is now being used to reduce... Read summary »
Combo Heart Device
May 05, 2008CINCINNATI (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- Charles Williams has been playing bass guitar since he was 6. But not long ago, heart trouble brought his... Read summary »
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